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Quick Fact:
About 40 percent of children ages 8 to 10 have tried alcohol, often without the knowledge of their parents, according to a study published in the January 2008 issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Please visit our enhanced website at www.udetc.org for the latest information on underage drinking.

Teens that Drink Due to Negative Emotions Labeled High Risk Researchers conducted a national survey of 1,877 high-school seniors found that 18 percent of seniors cited multiple reasons for drinking, including to deal with anger or frustration, and these students were more likely to get drunk during the day, get drunk frequently, and to have started drinking by the sixth grade... (read more)


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Youth and Energy Drinks
The popularity of non-alcoholic energy drinks has grown greatly in the last few years. Reports indicate that teens and young adults are the core consumers of these energy drinks. Drinkers started mixing their energy drinks with vodka and other alcoholic beverages, claiming that the combination gives them the energy to party longer and harder. Taking their cue, a number of companies are now adding alcohol to energy drinks and marketing pre-mixed drinks. These Alcoholic Energy Drinks (or "AEDs") combine alcohol with caffeine, taurine, guarana, ginseng and other ingredients found in non-alcoholic energy... (read more)



SAMHSA - New Study Reveals More Than 3 Million Adolescents and Young Adults Have Used Non-Prescription Cough and Cold Medicines to Get High at Least Once in Their Lifetimes

The level is comparable to LSD, and more than the reported use of methamphetamines, among those aged 12 to 25. White youths were more than three times as likely as Black youths to have misused... (read more)



The holiday season, between Thanksgiving and New Year's in the United States, is the most dangerous season of the year for those trying to maintain sobriety and anyone driving on the public highways.

There are more alcohol-related traffic fatalities during the Holiday season than any other time during the year in the United States.


If you, or someone you know, is planning on celebrating the holidays by drinking alcoholic beverages, using a designated driver is a smart move. If you are hosting a holiday party, you might consider having a safe holiday party to protect your guests.

To raise the awareness of the problem of during the holiday, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have established a Tie One on for Safety ribbon program to encourage the public to become actively involved in the fight against drunk driving.



The DDR program will be supporting the HPD Explorer's Basic Training Camp from October 5-8. The Camp will be held at the Counterdrug facility located near Diamond Head.

Leonard Peters presenting a Teach In at Mid Pacific Institute.

The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program is participating in the National Teach In that is designed to prevent underage alcohol use. The role of the National Guard in the Teach In program is to coordinate the speakers and schools. Read more.

Youth Training Camp at Bellows RTI.

The Youth Training Camp is a camp for the children of Army and Air National Guardsmen of Hawaii. The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program assisted the Youth Training Camp by cooking meals and transporting the children to places like the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park and Hickam AFB.





The Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program is supporting the Honolulu Police Department's Explorers group when they host 5-day a training camp for Explorers.